Greer
appeared for a 1:30 p.m. preliminary hearing before Jefferson County District
Judge Sheldon Watkins. Greer went to and from his seat with the help of a
metal walker.

Watkins
said it could be three or four months before a grand jury hears the case.

A grand
jury examines the accusations against someone charged with a crime. If they
find the evidence warrants it, formal charges can be filed against that person
in the form of an indictment.

Henry Lagman, Greer's defense attorney, declined to comment on the case after the hearing.

Greer, 54, was charged Jan. 11 with murder and attempted murder after the fatal shooting of his wife, Lisa, 52, and the shooting of his daughter, Suzanna, 18, who recovered from her wounds.

Gardendale police said
Greer's daughter took the gun away from him after being shot in the
church-owned parsonage and ran to a neighbor for help. Greer then grabbed a
knife and stabbed himself in the neck and chest before police restrained him.